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P'ATENTBD DEC. 2 9, 1868.'

,Miei-imams M'AK-INGHOR'sBsHOBsL The Schedule referred 'to in the'seLetters Patent and making part of thesamal I l, I

'To all {wlw/m, .fit maycoowern: l v f f Be it known that I, EDWIN WAss-ELL, of Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny, and State of Pennsylva-- nia, have invented a new and useful Improvement. .in Machines-forl Makingl Horse-Shoes; and Idojhereby declare that-'the following is a full,clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and .figures of reference marked thereon. l

The nature of my invention consists in the .com-

bination and arrangement of a former, swagng-die,`

v tion and operation.

y In the accompanying drawings, which form part of my specicationy 1 Figure 1 is a top view or pl of my improvement in horse-shoe machines.

Figure 2 is a vertical section of the same when Icut.

through at y of iig. 1,

In-the drawings, A represents the frame, which is made of cast-iron, and provided with suitable bearings for the shafts B', upon which are placed Wheels C, D,-

C, and D. These wheels are revolved iii/the desired direction, and at the' proper speed, through the me.

dium of the gear-wheels P and R, which are oi' equal diameter,l and mesh into each other.

The wheel Dis provided with former A, which is4 iitted in,a cavity made in the part marked m, which is' secured on the periphery of the wheel D, the former A being held out in the proper positionthrough the medium of a spring, o.

The sides and one. end of the former A correspond to the form of the inner edge of thc .horse-shoe.

The wheel O is provided with a die, B, with projections, 8, on the face of it.y These projections' form the grooves in the face of the horse-shoe, for the heads-of the. nails used forvsecuu'ng the shoe on the hoof of the horse. v

The wheels -O a-ndD' are provided with cams, .e, f g, and h, the form of which is clearly shown'in fig. 1.

Between thewlieel C and D and O and D are placed arms X and X', which are pivoted to one end of the frame A at the points marked u.' 0n these arms are placed the friction-rollers 1,- 2, 3,4, 5,V and,

The cams e, f, g, and h ac t against the friction.-frllers 1, 2, 5,-and 6, and' 'tlierebybring the friction-rollers 3 and ,4 into position for forming the outside edge of' the horse-shoe.

The guides It and L? are adjustable', and 'areheld inf position thronghthe medium of the .set-screws 9.

'.lhe cutter J is p ivoted at its lower endlto the guide, so that-it will fall back ofits own' gravity, and is made operative, for cutting Aofi' the iron for each horse-shoe, through then/iedium of the cairril on the wheel DC;-

scription, and by reference to the aocompanyingdrawings, readily understand the construction and arrange'- ments ofmy improvement, and -the relation that the" several parts bear'to each othcr,-will t hereibre, withj- 'out further description .ofits construction,`` proceed to 4 the operation, whichis as follows:

Power being applied to cranli n, which -will revolve the' shafts B', and the wheels attached thereto, iron oitbe proper width andthickness is fed into guides on its edge, and the revolving' of the wheels 'C and D. andy O and D will cause theend of former `A to comedown Aagainst the upper edge ofthe bar ofiron, indicated by "the red lines at s, and the cam 'i williforce up the4 out# ter J, which will .ont oi the' iron for forming'the. shoe. The cams ,f, g, and h will come' against the friction-V wheels 1, 2, 5, and, which will bring the frictionwheels' 3 and`4-into position for forming the out-side of the shoe. The'former will force downthe iron, and the rollsv 3 and 4 will force the iron, as it is' bent, against willallow the inished shoe tol drop from the machine,

which is again ready to. form aliother's'hoe.'

Having 'thusdescribed the nature, construction, and operation of my improvement,

What I clailnas of my` invention, is-' l The former- A and die B, when combined. with the 'wheels C and D, friction-rollers f1, 2, y.,f.4,\5, .and 6,' cams e, j, g, and h, pivoted arms Xv and `X', cam fi, -cutter J, and guides 7c and k', the whole being conv structed, arranged, and -operating substantially asv herein described, and for the purpose set forth.

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